http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5280694.html
Nov. 7, 2007, 5:44AM
Pit bull kills 11-year-old Killeen boy
Associated Press
KILLEEN — An 11-year-old boy has died after being bitten on the neck by his family’s pit bull, police said.
The Killeen Police Department said the dog jumped from the couch at Seth Lovitt when the boy was running through his home with his little brother Tuesday evening. The dog knocked Seth to the ground and bit him.
Seth’s grandmother and mother restrained the dog and called 911.
Seth was pronounced dead about two hours later at Darnall Army Medical Center, police said.....
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/12n-1105dogattack-CP.html
Family dog mauls, kills girl
Melissa Blasius
12 News
Nov. 5, 2007 10:30 PM
A 4-year-old playing in her backyard was attacked and killed by her pet dog Monday afternoon. The attack occurred at the family’s rural home near Central Avenue and Happy Valley Road.
A family friend, Dani During, says Tori Whitehurst loved the color blue and cowboy boots. She had won a Halloween contest last week for her cheerleader costume.
During tells 12 News both parents were at work at the time of the attack. A 59-year-old, live-in nanny was watching Tori and her older sister. The children were swinging in the backyard. During says the nanny went inside for a couple of minutes to get a camera when the dog attacked. The nanny reportedly tried to break up the attack by spraying the 80-pound American bulldog with a hose.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says deputies arrived approximately 10 minutes after the 911 call. They saw the dog laying next to the fatally wounded child. When the dog became aggressive toward the deputies, the sheriff says they tased the animal, then shot it.....